Clock Talk ver 2.0a

** Important **
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IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED CLOCK TALK, AND UNZIPPED THE ZIP FILE, USE THE INSTALL PROGRAM PROVIDED!  CLOCK TALK MUST BE INSTALLED BY THIS PROGRAM BEFORE IT WILL RUN CORRECTLY.



Introduction
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Clock Talk was originally written for my own business.  I wanted to have a program that would announce the time to me while I was busy doing other things, either on the computer or in the other room.  I had a sound card, so I figured there had to be a program out there that would be just what I was looking for.

I found a few that were pretty good, but not exactly what I wanted.  Other than some features they were missing, they seemed to take a lot of my system resources to run.  System resources are not something that I take lightly.  So Clock Talk was born.

Clock Talk is a Microsoft Windows program whose purpose is to announce the time of
day along with many other features.  It uses digitized human speech reproduced through a sound card or by using Microsoft's Speaker Driver for 286 - 486 computers.  The program will function in all Windows modes: Real, Standard, or Enhanced.




Installation
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If you are installing from a diskette:
  1) From Program Manager click on the "File" menu
     or type "ALT-F".
  2) Choose "Run"
  3) Type "A:INSTALL" or "B:INSTALL" depending on which drive
     the installation diskette is in.


If you are installing from a down-loaded ZIP file:
  1) Create a temporary directory on drive C.
  2) Copy the Zipped archive file to the temporary directory
     and unzip the Installation files into it.
  3) From Program Manager click on the "File" menu
     or type "ALT-F".
  4) Choose "Run"
  5) Type "C:(temporary directory)\INSTALL"
  6) When installation is complete you may delete the temporary
     directory and the files it contains.




File list
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This is a complete file list.

These files will be installed to the directory you choose during installation.
1. CTALK2.EXE - This is the main program file.
2. CTALK2.HLP - Clock Talks help file.
3. README.TXT - this file.

This file will be install and Uncompressed into the Windows System directory.
1. CTL3DV2.DL_ - Borland's Custom Dialog Library (Compressed).

These file will be created when Clock Talk is ran.
1. CLOCTALK.INI - This is the Clock Talk INI file with will be created in the Windows directory.
2. TIMEUP.REC - This file stores the Dollar amounts in the Up Timer.  It will be stored in the Clock Talk directory.
3. ALARM.REC - This file stores the alarms and will be saved in the Clock Talk directory.

These files will not be installed, but are included in the Zip file.
1. INSTALL.EXE - The installation program file.
2. INSTALDR.EXE - The installation engine.
3. INSTALL.INF - The installation information file.
	


Revision History
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6/1/94: Clock Talk 1.0 released

7/3/94: Clock Talk 1.1 released.

2/1/95: Clock Talk 1.2 released.

4/17/95: Clock Talk 2.0 released.

4/22/95: Clock Talk 2.0a released.
- Fixed problem with Up Timer.  Timer would stop if entering in a new dollar amount while the timer was running.
- Corrected the way the timer handled incorrect times.  Also corrected this in the Set Alarms dialogs.
- Changed the Message Alarm to default to the Windows default sound if no other sound was assigned.  This was left out in version 2.0.
- Message Alarm now will Stay on top of all other windows when it is launched.  This puts the message box on top of screen savers or any other window currently running.

5/10/95: 2.0b released.
- Changed the way Clock Talk handles long wave files in the message alarm
box and the countdown timer.  No longer are long wave files cut off.
- Now saves the play wave file options in the options dialog.

5/22/95: 2.1 released.
- No longer is Clock Talk dependent on the Windows Internation Time format settings.
- Corrected the dialy alarm setting to work correctly with the auto start feature.
- Handles incorrect dates better in the ONCE setting in the Alarms Setup.
- Now the alarms do not default to the Windows Default sound if no sound is selected.  Insead, if no sound is selected, there is no sound for that alarm.
- Updated the help file.
  

Clock Talk is Shareware.  You may upload this Zip file to as many BBS's as you wish, as long as it includes all of the above files.  If you decide to register the program, the registered copy can not be distributed.

All other documentation and help is included in the .HLP file.

Enjoy Clock Talk.
Copyright Real Solutions, 1995.